Mount Maunganui surf break

Mount Maunganui surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 07 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today?

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 4PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (07 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (07 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
N
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
N
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)121210121112111211111110121010101010912991313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)684830344647293431333025251616251523232626272828
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
N
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
0
SSW
5
S
5
S
0
WSW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonononglassglassglassoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:05AM
1.67
11:28PM
1.65
11:48AM
1.64
12:10AM
1.62
12:28PM
1.61
12:55AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:15PM
0.11
5:29AM
0.20
5:55PM
0.15
6:10AM
0.26
6:35PM
0.21
6:52AM
0.34
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise--------7:05-------7:05-------
Sunset---7:46-------7:45-------7:44----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------11-
Temp. °C161919181615151417192120171413131721232017171716
Feels °C (?)161717171616151418181918161211121518211817141412
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